hiked; hiking
1
a
: to go on a hike
b
: to travel by any means
2
: to rise up
especially
: to work upward out of place
skirt had hiked up in back
1
a
: to move, pull, or raise with a sudden motion
hiked himself onto the top bunk
c
: to raise in amount sharply or suddenly
hike rents
2
: to take on a hike
3
: to traverse on a hike
hike a trail
hiker
noun
1
: a long walk especially for pleasure or exercise see also take a hike
2
: an increase especially in quantity or amount
a new wage hike
3
Examples of hike in a Sentence
Verb
We spent the afternoon hiking around the lake.
She hiked 10 miles in the hot desert sun.
We hiked some of the shorter trails.
Our neighbors spent their vacation hiking the Rockies.
The state keeps hiking the tax on cigarettes.
There's talk of hiking the eligibility age.
I hiked myself onto the ledge.
Noun
We went for a hike around the lake.
The school lost a number of students after the tuition hike.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
American journalist Alec Luhn, who went missing while hiking in a Norwegian national park, has been found alive, according to the Norwegian Red Cross.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In 1965, Snyder and his friend Philip Whalen had designed a hike in the Japanese mountain monk (yamabushi) tradition that followed a route with stations where the pilgrims stopped to chant from various Zen and Tibetan Buddhist traditions, something not only Buddhist but shamanic.
—Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Trump hikes India tariffs to 50% US President Donald Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on India over its purchase of Russian oil, ratcheting up tensions with the world’s most populous nation.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
American journalist Alec Luhn, who went missing while hiking in a Norwegian national park, has been found alive, according to the Norwegian Red Cross.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
After challenging hikes through Zion's rugged terrain, there is nothing more healing than relaxing in waters that remind us of Iceland's Blue Lagoon, the Dead Sea, or Japan's Hokkaido Island.
—Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In 1965, Snyder and his friend Philip Whalen had designed a hike in the Japanese mountain monk (yamabushi) tradition that followed a route with stations where the pilgrims stopped to chant from various Zen and Tibetan Buddhist traditions, something not only Buddhist but shamanic.
—Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Hike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hike. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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